Publishing Schedules are important!

 Hello again,

My last post was about my learning curve regarding creating a wrap around book cover for paperback publishing to both Amazon KDP and with Ingram Spark. I thought I was done...but I wasn't! 

It took a few uploads (Cringe,...I'm embarrassed) till I got it all correct, but my situation now is that I'm confident all is well. Though, again, that will be confirmed by new paperback proof copies when they arrive.

My second-try KDP proof copy should arrive by Friday (3 days from now) and my fingers are totally mangled by now.  

Since I added other titles to my Ingram Spark order, and since the paperback publication date I set is the 28th of August 2025 for I S, I might have to wait till next week to get those copies arriving all together.

So, for me, my planned publishing schedule for the paperback version of Tailored Truths is important. If the next stage is successful, than it means my paperback versions will still be available before the eBook launch on the12th September 2025.

I have a Craft Fair booked for Sat 13th September and my aim is to have paperback copies of Tailored Truths for sale on my table.  And I can also now stride ahead with organising book launches in some bookstores (within 100 miles).

Note to self for future paperback publishing- Don't make any mistakes in uploading! And leave at least 2-3 weeks for the processes so that the scheduling of paperback and eBook can be dovetailed! 

Marketing presents a challenge, as always. It's been some years since I did any Facebook marketing of my novels, but I'm back to learning how to upload ads to FB for my Silver Sampler Series. More time spent on tutorials, though hopefully with some future success since my sales definitely need to be improved.

Upwards and onwards...

Slainthe! 

Cover designing is tough!

 Hello again,

How can it be Friday already? This week has passed in a blur of bleerie-eyed focus on perfecting interior and cover file specifications for upload to KDP Amazon and Ingram Spark (mentioned in the last blog post). 

It took me many tries as a new cover designer to perfect the image size that Ingram Spark needed. Now I await a proof copy arriving from KDP Amazon today, and later in August one from IS.

My fingers, toes and everything else possible are crossed. 

Meanwhile, I'm creating new banners to use for promotions on Instagram, X,  and Facebook.

Have a good Friday!

Slainthe!

p.s. Reminder to self! I also need to update the banner here on my blog.

Nose to the grindstone with Tailored Truths!

Hello! 

Covers and Reviews!

Covers

It's been a very busy couple of weeks! I've been preparing files to publish the paperback version of Tailored Truths on KDP Amazon, and on Ingram Spark. This should, by now, be a simple process having done it for my other eleven books but, since I've not published since April/May 2024, I've had to spend time relearning techniques. The upload processes for the interior file (the story) and the cover file seems to be different every time I try it. It has meant poring over publishing guidelines to ensure any new publisher changes are met.

I've never made a wrap around cover for a paperback before so that was a huge learning curve! Who knew that my Paint Shop Pro Ultimate 2023 program could add rulers and guides to help position the spine details? I didn't, but now I can do it vertically - the horizontal ones have still to be perfected! And now preparing an image size at the outset should be easier - providing I remember how to do that! 

I'm hopeful now that the files I've produced, which have been finally accepted by Amazon and Ingram Spark for processing, will make perfect copies! Once I approve the digital copies of the IS paperbacks (KDP ones already approved) I'll still be waiting for physical proof copies to arrive by post,. I'll be a lot happier if they are perfect because it'll then be a 'Press the publish the novel' button.  Delivery of 'snail' mail can be a slow process nowadays, depending on the courier. If Royal Mail, then it's definitely slow! 

I'm hoping the paperback will be available to order by the end of August, a short time before the launch of the eBook on the 12th September 2025. Details to follow! 

Reviews

Meanwhile, the novel is already out for review in a few places, one of these being NetGalley. so if you are a reviewer for NetGalley, then why not have a go at Tailored Truths. You can find it HERE

My thanks to Lauren G for this lovely early review on NetGalley! 

“Nancy Jardine is a master of human emotion and the written word. How absolutely stunning and heartwarming.” Lauren G  **** 4 stars

Till next update...

Slainte!